Fact Check: Ajit Pawar left crores in will earned via AI investment platform? No, Facebook ad is fake

Hyderabad: Ajit Pawar, who was serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died in a plane crash near Baramati Airport in Pune district on January 28.

A month after the incident, a Facebook advertisement began circulating on social media claiming that Pawar had left behind a will revealing an AI-based money-making platform that allegedly earned him crores.

The advertisement features an image of Pawar, a blurred image of a document, allegedly his will, and the logo of the media outlet The Indian Express. The document is titled, “The Last Will And Testament of Ajit Pawar.” The text below Pawar’s image says, “Ajit Pawar Left Behind More Than Anyone Expected.”

The advertisement includes a link that allegedly leads to a news article claiming that Pawar earned crores through an alleged investment platform.

A Facebook page shared the advertisement with the caption, “Ajit Pawar’s Will: Details That Shocked Many.” (Archive)

Similar advertisements circulating online can be seen here (Archive), here (Archive) and here (Archive).

Fact Check

NewsMeter found that the claim is false. There is no evidence that Ajit Pawar left a will revealing that he earned crores of rupees. The advertisements are being circulated to promote a fraudulent investment scheme.

Are the links in the advertisements real?

We visited all the links attached to the advertisements and found that each of them redirects to a fake news article designed to resemble a report published by The Indian Express. The page carries The Indian Express logo and closely mimics the layout and appearance of the publication.

However, the webpage is static and does not provide options to navigate to other sections. The URLs differ for each post, although the fake report remains identical.

The article claims that in the final years of his political career, he developed an interest in investments beyond traditional avenues. It alleges that he relied on SolariaVionex, an automated platform powered by Artificial Intelligence, through which he earned Rs 11.2 billion. The article further claims that his family will inherit this alleged wealth.

The report goes on to state that the platform is still operational and that people can earn money in the same way. It claims that with a minimum deposit of Rs 23,000, users can earn between Rs 2,40,000 and Rs 6,00,000 per month. According to the article, after registration, users receive a call from a personal account manager who assists them with the initial setup.

At the end of the article, a link is provided for readers to register. We entered our details to verify the claim. The registration page states that a manager will contact users with further information. However, even after waiting 24 hours, we did not receive any call from the alleged platform.

We checked the official website of The Indian Express and found that it did not publish any such article.

Has Pawar left any will?

We conducted several keyword searches but could not find any credible reports stating that he left a will containing crores or that he was associated with a platform named SolariaVionex.

What is SolariaVionex?

Further research revealed that SolariaVionex claims to be a trading platform. We found multiple websites operating under the same name, which raises concerns about the company's authenticity.

There is no credible evidence that SolariaVionex is licensed or regulated by any major financial authority. Legitimate trading platforms are usually publicly listed with their regulator and provide a verifiable licence number on the regulator’s official website. This platform does not provide any such details.

The claim that Ajit Pawar left a will revealing a secret investment platform is false. The Facebook advertisements and fake articles appear to be part of a fraudulent scheme to lure people with promises of high returns and ask them to deposit money without any credible evidence.